Daybook (8 August 1839 - 12 January 1840)
3rd A good day faor sailing a fair & go[o]d breeze.
We were in full view of two sail one fore & the
aft of us, we soon overtook the one before us &
spoke to her, as we past her at a rapid rate as we
were going about 10 or 12 [k]not an hour. The Oxford first
raised the union colors ie British & American & she raisd
the British colors we then raised the American colors in
the Oxford & made out our Longitude & presentd it to her
